Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green was brutally honest about how he felt he played during his team's seven-game first-round playoff series loss to the Golden State Warriors, as noted to reporters. In Game 2, Green scored 38 points on 13-of-25 shooting to lead Houston to a 109-94 win over the Warriors.

Rockets guard Jalen Green struggled in the series, which was his first taste of playoff action since entering the NBA in 2021. After the Game 7 loss, in which he had just eight points, Green offered some harsh self-criticism,

Jalen Green's flameout against the Warriors in the playoffs might have sent the Rockets a clear signal about the viability of building around him as a long-term fixture.